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'Any of us could be next,' say Mexican journalists after Nelson Matus' murder

"Dozens of journalists led a demonstration in the port city of Acapulco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, to demand that state and federal authorities solve the crime of the shooting death of journalist Nelson Matus in that city on Saturday [July 15]. Press workers gathered this Monday [17 July] and blocked the main avenue […]

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Reporter Nelson Matus is shot to death in Acapulco, Mexico

"Crime reporter Nelson Matus Peña, 42, was shot to death Saturday afternoon [July 15] in Acapulco, Mexico. Matus Peña was the editor of the news portal Lo Real de Guerrero. He was also a photojournalist for the now defunct Revista Alarma, the newspaper El Alarmante and the news platform Agora Guerrero. [...] Matus is the […]

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Former police commander arrested for torturing Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho in 2005

"The Attorney General's Office (FGR, by its Spanish acronym) [of Mexico] announced this Thursday [July 13] the arrest of Adolfo Karam Beltrán, former director of the Judicial Police of the state of Puebla, for the crime of torture against Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho in 2005, after she published an investigation. The Attorney General's Office, through […]

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10 journalists murdered in Latin America in first half of 2023, Press Emblem Campaign reports

"Fewer journalists were killed in the first six months of this year, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said on Thursday [July 6, 2023]. Since January, 27 journalists have paid for their profession with their lives in 17 countries. This is the lowest figure recorded in more than 15 years. […] From January up to June […]

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Three journalists kidnapped in Nayarit, Mexico; two freed, one killed

"The Prosecutor of [the Mexican state of] Nayarit, Petronilo Díaz Ponce Medrano, confirmed to La Jornada newspaper that journalist Osiris Maldonado de la Paz, who was kidnapped on July 3, was found alive [...]. Maldonado de la Paz was abducted in recent days, as also was Jonathan Lora Ramírez, who was last seen in the […]

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Truth Commission calls for justice for journalists murdered in the 1980s in Sinaloa, Mexico

"At the beginning of the 'Dialogue for the Truth' promoted by the Commission for the Truth, Historical Clarification and the Promotion of Justice for Serious Human Rights Violations committed from 1965 to 1990 in the Northwest and West [of Mexico], Fernando Zepeda Hurtado, a journalist from Mazatlán who for many years was head of information […]

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Mexican journalist María Teresa Montaño to receive CPJ's International Press Freedom Award 2023

"The Committee to Protect Journalists [CPJ] will celebrate four extraordinary journalists from Georgia, India, Mexico, and Togo with its 2023 International Press Freedom Awards. […] María Teresa Montaño (México) is a prominent investigative reporter […]. Her journalism features investigations of corruption, transparency, gender violence, and accountability. […] In 2021, in retaliation for her reporting, she […]

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Mexico prosecutor's office captures suspect in murder of journalist and daughter in 2022

"One year after the murder of journalist Antonio de la Cruz and his daughter Cynthia, the Attorney General's Office (FGR, by its Spanish acronym) announced on Wednesday [June 28] that Rafael Santiago Arano Rodríguez was apprehended and a judge ruled that he must face trial for the crime of aggravated homicide. De la Cruz was […]

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Journalist survives shooting attack in Acapulco, Mexico

"José González, a journalist from the state of Guerrero, was shot at [on Thursday, June 15] a few minutes after leaving his home. As a result of this aggression, he suffered several wounds in his arms. As a measure to ask for help, he started broadcasting live on social media, where [he can be seen] […]

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Nine arrested for murder of journalist María Elena Ferral in Mexico in 2020

"In the Zero Impunity report this Tuesday [June 13], the undersecretary of Security and Citizen Protection [of Mexico], Luis Rodríguez Bucio, highlighted the 30-year prison sentence to Nicasio N, for the intentional homicide of journalist María Elena Ferral Hernández on March 30, 2020. During President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's morning conference, the former general commander […]

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March against murders of journalists in Chiapas, Mexico

"Dozens of communicators from Chiapas marched yesterday [June 7] in Tuxtla Gutiérrez to demand justice for the murders and aggressions against journalists, and that the practice of their informative work be guaranteed. The demonstrators walked through the streets of the state capital and concluded with a rally in front of the government palace, seat of […]

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Investigative production company Dromómanos reports being targeted by fraud and starts crowdfunding campaign

The team of the Mexican investigative journalism production company Dromómanos, which covers topics throughout Latin America, denounced having been the victim of a financial fraud on May 3. The case occurred in Mexico, a country with one of the highest rates of cybercrime in Latin America, according to the company. A sum of one million […]